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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

88 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 15

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 88 (+12)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119M → $133M (+$13.9M)

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.19% → 13.75% (+0.56%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
2.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
22
Increased
31
Reduced
15
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.31M
2
EFS
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
+$2.24M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$751K
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$741K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$623K

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$2.5M
2
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
-$1.54M
3
UAS
United Asset Strategies
New York
-$792K
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$654K
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$551K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.5M +$126K +8,374 +0.7%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$16M -$52.7K -3,516 -0.3%
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$14.7M -$551K -36,711 -4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.6M +$751K +50,046 +7%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$9.44M +$623K +41,531 +7%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$8.28M +$4.31M +287,597 +110%
FTI
7
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$5.48M – – –
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.94M +$741K +49,418 +18%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$4.5M +$184K +12,285 +4%
JWM
10
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.12M +$90.9K +6,060 +3%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.77M +$221K +14,750 +9%
NGA
12
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$2.42M +$292K +19,455 +14%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.42M +$309K +20,573 +15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.04M -$241K -16,097 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.02M +$383K +25,541 +24%
EFS
16
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.68M +$2.24M +149,650 New
WS
17
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.46M +$1.75K +117 +0.1%
UAS
18
United Asset Strategies
New York
$1.42M -$792K -52,797 -36%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.39M +$20.6K +1,371 +2%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$1.28M +$59.2K +3,944 +5%
VC
21
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.26M +$24.8K +1,655 +2%
OC
22
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.26M – – –
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$980K +$80.6K +5,375 +9%
EVM
24
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$944K – – –
C
25
CFO4Life
Texas
$784K +$23.2K +1,544 +3%
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

88 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $133M — up 12% from $119M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new ETV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $4.31M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.5M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q4 2015, up from 76 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $133M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $4.31M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $2.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.